He was with General Montgomery at the battle of Quebec and was there commissioned a general. His father, the Rev. John Gano, established the first Baptist church in the city of New York. He was a chaplain in the Continental army and at Trenton was closely associated with General Washington, who bestowed a signal honor upon the Rev. Gano during the inauguration ceremonies, requesting him to offer the first public prayer for God's blessing on the new-born republic.

Morgan's 7th Kentucky Confederate Calvary

Mustered in: September 1, 1862
1st Commander: Col. Richard M. Gano
Field Officers:

Lt. Col. J. M. Huff
Maj. Lt. Col. M. D. Logan
Maj. Theophilus Steele

Assignments:

Morgan's Calvary Brigade, Dept. East Tennessee
Morgan's Calvary Brigade, Army of Tennessee
Cluke-Johnson's Brigade, Morgan's Calvary Division, Army of Tennessee
Johnson's Brigade, Morgan's Division, Wheeler's Calvary Corps, Army of Tennessee

Engagements:

Kentucky Campaign Aug.-Oct. 1862
Lexington (Gano's squadron)
Hartsville
Morgan's Christmas Raid Dec. 1862-Jan. 1863
Muldraugh's Hill Trestle
Morgan's Ohio Raid - captured July 26, 1863

Mustered Out:
Notes:
This unit was previous known as the Kentucky 3rd Confederate Calvary.